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title: "Melodious Warbler"
description: "Hippolais polyglotta — Birds. The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/melodious-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Melodious Warbler

> Hippolais polyglotta — Birds. The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais.

- Scientific name: *Hippolais polyglotta*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 6177
- Wikidata: [Q752539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752539)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116923](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116923)

## Names

- en: Melodious Warbler
- de: Orpheusspötter
- es: Zarcero Políglota
- fr: Hypolaïs polyglotte
- pt: Felosa-poliglota
- pl: Zaganiacz szczebiotliwy

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1594), ES (1494), PT (545), IT (498), DZ (168), MA (65), DE (42), CH (28), GM (28), HR (25), BE (18), BF (13)

## Summary

The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush. This is a common bird in many parts of its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodious_warbler

## Photo

![Melodious Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/melodious-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: peresol · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166436569

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/melodious-warbler?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).